Digital Rock Physics from Santana Formation, Araripe Basin

X ray digital rock physics is a nondestructive technique, that enable the rock physic properties quantification and characterization. The method is based on the x ray absorption from each material, depending on the material density and the chemical components. Tomography methods are commonly used by medicine, but their application is coming together with geosciences since their discovery. The cross sections coming from the gray scale can be edited by many ways, depending on the study object. The sections integrations obtained by this method, allows a 3D projection by the material used. The image processing is made by computer systems to obtain qualitative and quantitative results quickly and efficiently.Through this stage develops a job that was applied to computed microtomography technique of X-ray mainly focused on the pores tortuosity study in carbonate rocks from Santana Formation, Araripe Basin. In this way, assist in the investigation of potential reservoirs. The data obtained by this technique is integrated and compared with petrophysical analyzes in a laboratory.